Description:

b&w photograph

Very good. Small imperfection near the left of the head of Antonine Maillet's head.

Austin Hayes (left, Commerce class of 1937, then Chairman of Board of Governors 1970-1978), Acadian scholar Antonine Maillet (honourary Doctor of Letters), United Church minister David MacDonald (honourary Doctor of Laws), and Elizabeth Chard (History faculty from 1961, then Registrar 1973-2005, also instrumental in establishing women's varsity sports at SMU), all wearing academic garb, pose for a group photo.

From the Art Gallery. The following stamp appears on the reverse (inferior right): Wamboldt-Waterfield Photography Limited P.O. Box 758 Halifax, N.S. Phone 423-7438 Area Code 902. The following typed label is taped to the reverse (centre BUT affixed in an inverse fashion to the orientation of the photograph): L to R: Mr. Austin Hayes; Dr. Antonine Maillet, Mr. David MacDonald, and Saint Mary's Registrar Elizabeth Chard. Also found on pg. 165 in the 1980 Santamarian yearbook.